Knell Synonyms

nĕl
Sound made by a bell
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. signal
  2. death-bell
Make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. ring
  2. chime
  3. toll
  4. sound
  5. peal
  6. bell
  7. proclaim
  8. signal
  9. summon
  10. warning
To give forth or cause to give forth a clear, resonant sound
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bong
  2. chime
  3. peal
  4. ring
  5. strike
  6. toll

Words Related to Knell

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. sounds
  2. noise
  3. passing-bell
  4. prison

Knell Sentence Examples

  • Every second the Prussians rung the knell of death with their artillery.

  • The security breach and the violence in Parliament Square overshadowed the vote itself which anti-hunting campaigners hope will signal the death knell of foxhunting.

  • Toll on, thou passing bell; Ring out my doleful knell; Let thy sound my death tell.

  • Changes in finance could be quietly tolling the death knell for property companies anyway, he believes.

  • Is Norwich Union's closure of Hill House Hammond the death knell of the high street broker?

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